Display device and method of manufacturing the same

Abstract

There is provided a display device including a first member, a window on the first member, a first adhesive layer between the first member and the window, and a light blocking layer between the window and the first adhesive layer, the window including a first window portion contacting the first adhesive layer and including a bending portion and a non-bending portion, and a second window portion connected to the bending portion, the second window portion being spaced from the non-bending portion and contacting the light blocking layer, wherein the first adhesive layer includes, a first adhesive portion including a first sub-adhesive portion contacting the bending portion, and a second sub-adhesive portion contacting the non-bending portion, and a second adhesive portion contacting the light blocking layer, and wherein the first sub-adhesive portion has a modulus less than a modulus of each of the second sub-adhesive portion and the second adhesive portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A display device comprising:
 a first member; 
 a window on the first member; 
 a first adhesive layer between the first member and the window; and 
 a light blocking layer between the window and the first adhesive layer, the window comprising:
 a first window portion contacting the first adhesive layer and comprising a bending portion and a non-bending portion; and 
 a second window portion connected to the bending portion, the second window portion being spaced from the non-bending portion and directly contacting a first surface of the light blocking layer, 
 
 wherein the first adhesive layer comprises:
 a first adhesive portion comprising a first sub-adhesive portion contacting the bending portion, and a second sub-adhesive portion contacting the non-bending portion; and 
 a second adhesive portion directly contacting a second surface of the light blocking layer, the second surface being opposite from the first surface of the light blocking layer, and 
 
 wherein the first sub-adhesive portion has a modulus that is less than a modulus of each of the second sub-adhesive portion and the second adhesive portion. 
 
     
     
       2. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the first sub-adhesive portion has a hardness that is less than a hardness of each of the second sub-adhesive portion and the second adhesive portion. 
     
     
       3. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the first sub-adhesive portion contacts one side surface of the light blocking layer, and contacts the bending portion. 
     
     
       4. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the modulus of the second sub-adhesive portion is equal to or less than the modulus of the second adhesive portion. 
     
     
       5. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the bending portion comprises:
 a first bending portion connected to the non-bending portion; and 
 a second bending portion connected to the non-bending portion and spaced from the first bending portion, and 
 wherein the first adhesive portion comprises:
 a first bending adhesive portion contacting the first bending portion; and 
 a second bending adhesive portion contacting the second bending portion. 
 
 
     
     
       6. The display device of  claim 5 , wherein the light blocking layer comprises:
 a first light blocking layer; and 
 a second light blocking layer spaced from the first light blocking layer, 
 wherein the second window portion comprises: 
 a first sub-window portion connected to the first window portion and the first light blocking layer; and 
 a second sub-window portion connected to the first window portion and the second light blocking layer, the second sub-window portion being spaced from the first sub-window portion, 
 wherein the second adhesive portion comprises: 
 a third sub-adhesive portion contacting the first light blocking layer; and 
 a fourth sub-adhesive portion contacting the second light blocking layer, and 
 wherein a modulus of the first bending adhesive portion and a modulus of the second bending adhesive portion are each less than each of a modulus of the third sub-adhesive portion and a modulus of the fourth sub-adhesive portion. 
 
     
     
       7. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the first member comprises at least one of a polarizing plate, a display panel, and a touch screen panel. 
     
     
       8. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive layer comprises a UV curing agent. 
     
     
       9. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive layer comprises at least one of an acrylic-based compound or an acrylic-based copolymer. 
     
     
       10. The display device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second member under the first member; and 
 a second adhesive layer between the first member and the second member. 
 
     
     
       11. The display device of  claim 10 , wherein the first member comprises
 a first member portion contacting the first adhesive portion; and 
 a second member portion contacting the second adhesive portion, 
 wherein the second adhesive layer comprises: 
 a third adhesive portion contacting the first member portion; and 
 a fourth adhesive portion contacting the second member portion, 
 wherein the first member portion comprises: 
 a first bending member portion contacting the first sub-adhesive portion; and 
 a first non-bending member portion contacting the second sub-adhesive portion, 
 wherein the third adhesive portion comprises: 
 a fifth sub-adhesive portion contacting the first bending member portion; and 
 a sixth sub-adhesive portion contacting the first non-bending member portion, and 
 wherein the fifth sub-adhesive portion has a modulus that is less than each of a modulus of the sixth sub-adhesive portion and a modulus of the fourth adhesive portion. 
 
     
     
       12. The display device of  claim 11 , wherein the modulus of the sixth sub-adhesive portion is equal to the modulus of the fourth adhesive portion. 
     
     
       13. The display device of  claim 11 , wherein the modulus of the sixth sub-adhesive portion is less than the modulus of the fourth adhesive portion. 
     
     
       14. The display device of  claim 10 , wherein the second member is different from the first member, and
 wherein each of the first and second members comprises at least one of a polarizing plate, a display panel, and a touch screen panel.